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Buckman · 07-03-2006, 05:06 PM

Guys, I need help. Went in to get the tags for my 71 and they ran the VIN number on my truck and said that some one in Alabama uesed my number to get tags for their truck in Feb. of this year. I call the Alabama branch and they said the same thing. They call the guy and he said that he sold the truck and that his wife must have written down the wrong number. What do you thing happen, stolen or mistake? and what should or can I do?

P.S. I live in Indiana

the truck came from Alabama and I got it a year ago in Tenn. from a dealer.

Southedisto · 07-03-2006, 05:33 PM

In NC we have vehicle inspectors that will verify the VIN, sign off on the paperwork and voila your set. You would have to call the motor vehicle joint to find out who your local inspector is contact him and set up an appointment. Here they will actually meet you at your house if the vehicle cant legally be driven and sign it off, and do the state inspection. Or you could go through the process of getting a new VIN, dont know how to do, just know it can be done.

ChevLoRay · 07-03-2006, 06:04 PM

If I was that guy in Alabama, I'd plead ignorance, too.

If your vehicle has the VIN that your paperwork says and they are a match, I'd say the suspect vehicle is the one in Alabama.

Like the other poster said, get a member of law enforcement to verify your VIN and then see if it matches your paperwork.

I think (somebody correct me if I am wrong) that Alabama is one of those states that people live in who advertise that they can get titles for your vehicles. Whaddayathink the possibilities are that your vehicle has a less than stellar ownership history and your VIN was sold via a new title to someone whose truck didn't have a title?

Here in Arkansas, vehicles brought from out of state, which are to be registered in Arkansas, can't be registered/licensed until local or state law enforcement has verified that the VIN matches the title of the vehicle paperwork. If it doesn't, I don't know the next step, but I always look to see that they match before I buy, and I show the new owner that they do before they leave the house.

Buckman · 07-03-2006, 06:17 PM

My vin number matches my title, all the paper work on my truck is good. But I can not get my plates for the truck. The law enforcement check my vin number and the paper work. The law in Alabama is that they do not give titles to vehicle older than 1975. The people in Alabama are the ones that are wrong. My hands are tied.

Southedisto · 07-03-2006, 06:21 PM

Have you contacted the dealership? They should have some type of info on the truck, they may be suspect also.

*MisterMan* · 07-03-2006, 07:15 PM

shove that title in their face. get nasty with them, dont leave untill you have your tags in hand. The dmv is the devil, show some love to the ppl that work there

trust me, if i can get my dirt bike regesterd in california /w/ ground off serial numbers, you can too.

**Daubs** · 07-03-2006, 08:56 PM

Yea, I'd take the vehicle to the DMV and show them the title AND vehicle and say, "you can see this is the correct vehicle & title...now I'd like to get tags."

If that doesn't work, then time to see an attorney.

07-03-2006, 05:06 PM	#1
Buckman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: bedford Indiana Posts: 70	Tags for truck Guys, I need help. Went in to get the tags for my 71 and they ran the VIN number on my truck and said that some one in Alabama uesed my number to get tags for their truck in Feb. of this year. I call the Alabama branch and they said the same thing. They call the guy and he said that he sold the truck and that his wife must have written down the wrong number. What do you thing happen, stolen or mistake? and what should or can I do? P.S. I live in Indiana the truck came from Alabama and I got it a year ago in Tenn. from a dealer.

07-03-2006, 05:33 PM	#2
Southedisto River life...... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Soldotna AK Posts: 1,078	Re: Tags for truck In NC we have vehicle inspectors that will verify the VIN, sign off on the paperwork and voila your set. You would have to call the motor vehicle joint to find out who your local inspector is contact him and set up an appointment. Here they will actually meet you at your house if the vehicle cant legally be driven and sign it off, and do the state inspection. Or you could go through the process of getting a new VIN, dont know how to do, just know it can be done. __________________ I like wheelin in Dixie! Last edited by Southedisto; 07-03-2006 at 05:35 PM.

07-03-2006, 06:04 PM	#3
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Tags for truck If I was that guy in Alabama, I'd plead ignorance, too. If your vehicle has the VIN that your paperwork says and they are a match, I'd say the suspect vehicle is the one in Alabama. Like the other poster said, get a member of law enforcement to verify your VIN and then see if it matches your paperwork. I think (somebody correct me if I am wrong) that Alabama is one of those states that people live in who advertise that they can get titles for your vehicles. Whaddayathink the possibilities are that your vehicle has a less than stellar ownership history and your VIN was sold via a new title to someone whose truck didn't have a title? Here in Arkansas, vehicles brought from out of state, which are to be registered in Arkansas, can't be registered/licensed until local or state law enforcement has verified that the VIN matches the title of the vehicle paperwork. If it doesn't, I don't know the next step, but I always look to see that they match before I buy, and I show the new owner that they do before they leave the house. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

07-03-2006, 06:17 PM	#4
Buckman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: bedford Indiana Posts: 70	Re: Tags for truck My vin number matches my title, all the paper work on my truck is good. But I can not get my plates for the truck. The law enforcement check my vin number and the paper work. The law in Alabama is that they do not give titles to vehicle older than 1975. The people in Alabama are the ones that are wrong. My hands are tied.

07-03-2006, 06:21 PM	#5
Southedisto River life...... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Soldotna AK Posts: 1,078	Re: Tags for truck Have you contacted the dealership? They should have some type of info on the truck, they may be suspect also. __________________ I like wheelin in Dixie!

07-03-2006, 07:15 PM	#6
MisterMan Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Visalia, California Posts: 286	Re: Tags for truck shove that title in their face. get nasty with them, dont leave untill you have your tags in hand. The dmv is the devil, show some love to the ppl that work there trust me, if i can get my dirt bike regesterd in california /w/ ground off serial numbers, you can too.

07-03-2006, 08:56 PM	#7
Daubs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 611	Re: Tags for truck Yea, I'd take the vehicle to the DMV and show them the title AND vehicle and say, "you can see this is the correct vehicle & title...now I'd like to get tags." If that doesn't work, then time to see an attorney. __________________ '72 Chevy K-20 Crate 350, SM465, 4.10's



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